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Alexander Turcic · 11-17-2009, 02:21 PM

Although I am a moderator in this community, please consider this post as a personal remark from someone who loves dealing with ebooks.

I have been into ebooks for what must be over 10 years, exactly when I got a Palm V as a Xmas gift (thanks dad). I know how cumbersome it was to deal with different ebook formats, to make an ebook compatible for my specific device(s), and to find a way to keep track of everything I have already read. Then I discovered calibre (I wasn't one of its first users although it had been already a dedicated part of this community), and today I can say without hesitation that it is one of the few tools I couldn't live without anymore. Not only has it made most other ebook related tools obsolete for my own needs, but also does it do so many things better than I could have ever wished for. For this, I greatly thank Kovid and of course everyone else who has been involved in the project.

Now, as a moderator speaking again, I would kindely ask everyone to remain respectful to each other. Sure, you may disagree with someone or someone's work, but then you are also free to look for alternatives or do your own thing. Only, please be respectful, in particular to those who've helped a lot to make the ebook movement prosper. My thanks again to Kovid.

11-17-2009, 02:21 PM	#192
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,175 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Although I am a moderator in this community, please consider this post as a personal remark from someone who loves dealing with ebooks. I have been into ebooks for what must be over 10 years, exactly when I got a Palm V as a Xmas gift (thanks dad). I know how cumbersome it was to deal with different ebook formats, to make an ebook compatible for my specific device(s), and to find a way to keep track of everything I have already read. Then I discovered calibre (I wasn't one of its first users although it had been already a dedicated part of this community), and today I can say without hesitation that it is one of the few tools I couldn't live without anymore. Not only has it made most other ebook related tools obsolete for my own needs, but also does it do so many things better than I could have ever wished for. For this, I greatly thank Kovid and of course everyone else who has been involved in the project. Now, as a moderator speaking again, I would kindely ask everyone to remain respectful to each other. Sure, you may disagree with someone or someone's work, but then you are also free to look for alternatives or do your own thing. Only, please be respectful, in particular to those who've helped a lot to make the ebook movement prosper. My thanks again to Kovid. Last edited by Alexander Turcic; 11-17-2009 at 02:24 PM.